Driver's cab equipped with an easy chair and bed

Abstract

In order to provide a comfortable rest zone with an easy chair and reclining surface for a driver, even in a confined space, provision is made for a driver's cab for an individual driver to have an easy chair which can be converted into a bed. In this arrangement, a mattress runs over the armrest having an armrest cushion of the easy chair. The armrest cushion cushions the reclining surface, so that the mattress is of as space-saving a design as possible.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A driver's cab for a commercial vehicle comprising an easy chair which can be converted into a bed and which is arranged in the direction of travel, the bed having a mattress which forms a gap-free, continuous reclining surface, which extends transversely with respect to the direction of travel, wherein the easy chair has an armrest with an armrest cushion which cushions a section of the reclining surface, and wherein the gap-free, continuous reclining surface extends beyond the armrest. 
     
     
       2. The driver's cab as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the mattress is designed so that it can be folded up and has at least two cushion elements which are connected foldably to one another at upper connecting edges and are spaced apart from one another by an extent of the armrest cushion. 
     
     
       3. The driver's cab as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the easy chair has a backrest which can be folded over in the direction of travel and, when folded forward, supports a cushion element of the mattress. 
     
     
       4. The driver's cab as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein first and second parts of the reclining surface are arranged laterally next to the easy chair and directly adjacent to the armrest, and wherein a height of the first part of the reclining surface corresponds to a height of the second part of the reclining surface. 
     
     
       5. The driver's cab as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein at least one comfort element is arranged below the second part of the reclining surface. 
     
     
       6. The driver's cab as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the armrest cushion has approximately the same hardness as the first cushion element, the second cushion element, or both the first cushion element and the second cushion element of the mattress. 
     
     
       7. The driver's cab as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the easy chair and the reclining surface are arranged in a rear region of the driver's cab on a rear wall. 
     
     
       8. The driver's cab as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein a driver's seat is arranged in front of the second part of the reclining surface in the direction of travel, and the easy chair is arranged on a passenger's side so that the easy chair has legroom extending as far as an instrument panel. 
     
     
       9. The driver's cab as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the comfort element is any of a storage space, a refrigerated box, an audio appliance, and a drawer. 
     
     
       10. The driver's cab as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the easy chair has a backrest which can be folded over in the direction of travel and, when folded forward, supports a cushion element of the mattress. 
     
     
       11. The driver's cab as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein first and second parts of the reclining surface are arranged laterally next to the easy chair and directly adjacent to the armrest, and wherein a height of the first part of the reclining surface corresponds to a height of the second part of the reclining surface. 
     
     
       12. The driver's cab as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein at least one comfort element is arranged below the second part of the reclining surface. 
     
     
       13. The driver's cab as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the easy chair and the reclining surface are arranged in a rear region of the driver's cab on a rear wall. 
     
     
       14. The driver's cab as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the easy chair and the reclining surface are arranged in a rear region of the driver's cab on a rear wall. 
     
     
       15. The driver's cab as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the easy chair and the reclining surface are arranged in a rear region of the driver's cab on a rear wall. 
     
     
       16. The driver's cab as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the easy chair and the reclining surface are arranged in a rear region of the driver's cab on a rear wall. 
     
     
       17. The driver's cab as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the easy chair and the reclining surface are arranged in a rear region of the driver's cab on a rear wall. 
     
     
       18. The driver's cab as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein a driver's seat is arranged in front of the second part of the reclining surface in the direction of travel, and the easy chair is arranged on a passenger's side so that the easy chair has legroom extending as far as an instrument panel.